I used to love the World Cup, but over the last few competitions I've found myself to be not that fussed about it. I just dont think it has that same WOW factor about it any more. As Pavilionaire says, maybe thats something to do with the amount of football that is on TV now compared to when we were younger, & didn't have access to so much of it through the course of the year?

I expect I will do the sweep-stake at work, but doubt I will watch many, if any, games this time around.

I used to love the World Cup, but over the last few competitions I've found myself to be not that fussed about it. I just dont think it has that same WOW factor about it any more. As Pavilionaire says, maybe thats something to do with the amount of football that is on TV now compared to when we were younger, & didn't have access to so much of it through the course of the year?

I expect I will do the sweep-stake at work, but doubt I will watch many, if any, games this time around.

"But you accept that there is an increased risk of vehicle/bat collision"

YES! It will make the Summer , which is usually without football.
Mind you, I have less hope for England, seeing the inexperienced squad....
the competition could be quite lively given our political situation with Russia , their fans reputation and all. I would not go.

Question to those who are saying, they're not interested any more because England have been rubbish for years ........ did you say the same about Brighton when we were rubbish?

Oh I’m interested but I’m over being pissed off when we play shit because I now expect to fail with a whimper, it used to be a glorious failure years ago. Is it wrong to EXPECT a national team with the number of players in England to be decent footballers who can take on the world? It would have been plain daft to expect Brighton to do anything but struggle when we were rubbish, as the club had been raped. Totally totally different supporting your local club and your national side imo and I can draw no parallels at all between supporting the Albion and supporting England. I will always really care how the Albion do, I really no longer care how England do but it would be good if they could give us a bit of excitement this time around.

1990 best world cup. Being 10 that felt like the most magical time football has ever been for me.

I remember rushing home from the park to watch the opening game. I remember more about this world cup than all the other put together.

Although the world cup has lost it's shine for me for several reasons, corruption, England being crap, ungrateful primadonna footballers however i shall still be looking forward to this one... it's football after all.

I would have been about 13. The best World Cup in my lifetime (for England) by a country mile, from the opening thrashing of Argentina and Miller doing his wiggle by the corner flag

If you get your son to watch Tunisia v Panama you’re denying him England v Belgium as they’re being played at the same time (unless you’re setting up a multi-screen system in your house to make sure you don’t miss anything, in which case I salute you).

I know this because I put my giant wall chart up this morning. Can’t wait for the World Cup.

i'm overly excited already!
where did you get your giant wallchart from? ta!